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17 Mar

3mo

1 Jun

1 Jun17 Mar

Shrewsbury

12°C

United Kingdom

11 Mar

6d

17 Mar

17 Mar11 Mar

Buenos Aires

26°C

Argentina

8 Mar

3d

11 Mar

11 Mar8 Mar

Cordoba

28°C

Argentina

4 Mar

4d

8 Mar

8 Mar4 Mar

Parque Nacional Iguazú (Argentina)

Argentina

24 Feb

7d

3 Mar

3 Mar24 Feb

Rio de Janeiro

33°C

Brazil

8 Feb

16d

24 Feb

24 Feb8 Feb

Florianopolis

30°C

Brazil

2018

23 Dec '18

2mo

8 Feb

8 Feb23 Dec '18

Shrewsbury

8°C

United Kingdom

17 Dec '18

6d

23 Dec '18

23 Dec '1817 Dec '18

Kiev

3°C

Ukraine

16 Dec '18

1d

17 Dec '18

17 Dec '1816 Dec '18

Shrewsbury

8°C

United Kingdom

13 Dec '18

3d

16 Dec '18

16 Dec '1813 Dec '18

Criccieth

United Kingdom

10 Dec '18

3d

13 Dec '18

13 Dec '1810 Dec '18

Shrewsbury

8°C

United Kingdom

6 Dec '18

4d

10 Dec '18

10 Dec '186 Dec '18

Budapest

5°C

Hungary

22 Nov '18

14d

6 Dec '18

6 Dec '1822 Nov '18

Shrewsbury

11°C

United Kingdom

19 Nov '18

3d

22 Nov '18

22 Nov '1819 Nov '18

Edinburgh

8°C

United Kingdom

14 Nov '18

5d

19 Nov '18

19 Nov '1814 Nov '18

Shrewsbury

11°C

United Kingdom

3 Nov '18

11d

14 Nov '18

14 Nov '183 Nov '18

Lisbon

19°C

Portugal

27 Oct '18

7d

3 Nov '18

3 Nov '1827 Oct '18

Kiev

12°C

Ukraine

14 Oct '18

13d

27 Oct '18

27 Oct '1814 Oct '18

Lisbon

26°C

Portugal

9 Oct '18

5d

14 Oct '18

14 Oct '189 Oct '18

Shrewsbury

15°C

United Kingdom

1 Oct '18

8d

9 Oct '18

9 Oct '181 Oct '18

Bucharest

20°C

Romania

26 Sep '18

5d

1 Oct '18

1 Oct '1826 Sep '18

Kalkan

Turkey

21 Sep '18

5d

26 Sep '18

26 Sep '1821 Sep '18

Istanbul

27°C

Turkey

18 Sep '18

3d

21 Sep '18

21 Sep '1818 Sep '18

Kiev

22°C

Ukraine

10 Sep '18

8d

18 Sep '18

18 Sep '1810 Sep '18

Prague

17°C

Czechia

6 Sep '18

4d

10 Sep '18

10 Sep '186 Sep '18

Amsterdam

18°C

Netherlands

2 Sep '18

4d

6 Sep '18

6 Sep '182 Sep '18

Aalesund

Norway

27 Aug '18

6d

2 Sep '18

2 Sep '1827 Aug '18

Shrewsbury

20°C

United Kingdom

23 Aug '18

4d

27 Aug '18

27 Aug '1823 Aug '18

Kettering

United Kingdom

22 Aug '18

1d

23 Aug '18

23 Aug '1822 Aug '18

Shrewsbury

20°C

United Kingdom

21 Aug '18

1d

22 Aug '18

22 Aug '1821 Aug '18

Manchester

19°C

United Kingdom

20 Aug '18

1d

20 Aug '18

20 Aug '1820 Aug '18

Birmingham

20°C

United Kingdom

13 Aug '18

8d

21 Aug '18

21 Aug '1813 Aug '18

Shrewsbury

20°C

United Kingdom

6 Aug '18

7d

13 Aug '18

13 Aug '186 Aug '18

Kiev

30°C

Ukraine

3 Aug '18

1d

3 Aug '18

3 Aug '183 Aug '18

Birmingham

20°C

United Kingdom

30 Jul '18

7d

6 Aug '18

6 Aug '1830 Jul '18

Shrewsbury

22°C

United Kingdom

29 Jul '18

1d

30 Jul '18

30 Jul '1829 Jul '18

Oxford

21°C

United Kingdom

27 Jul '18

2d

29 Jul '18

29 Jul '1827 Jul '18

Hereford

United Kingdom

22 Jul '18

5d

27 Jul '18

27 Jul '1822 Jul '18

Athens

33°C

Greece

20 Jul '18

2d

22 Jul '18

22 Jul '1820 Jul '18

Batsi

Greece

15 Jul '18

5d

20 Jul '18

20 Jul '1815 Jul '18

Athens

33°C

Greece

13 Jul '18

2d

15 Jul '18

15 Jul '1813 Jul '18

Hereford

United Kingdom

12 Jul '18

1d

13 Jul '18

13 Jul '1812 Jul '18

Girona

Spain

8 Jul '18

4d

12 Jul '18

12 Jul '188 Jul '18

Barcelona

28°C

Spain

6 Jul '18

2d

8 Jul '18

8 Jul '186 Jul '18

Trento

31°C

Italy

5 Jul '18

1d

6 Jul '18

6 Jul '185 Jul '18

Verona

31°C

Italy

9 Jun '18

26d

5 Jul '18

5 Jul '189 Jun '18

Kiev

25°C

Ukraine

8 Jun '18

1d

9 Jun '18

9 Jun '188 Jun '18

Warsaw

24°C

Poland

3 Jun '18

5d

8 Jun '18

8 Jun '183 Jun '18

Kraków

25°C

Poland

30 May '18

4d

3 Jun '18

3 Jun '1830 May '18

Warsaw

21°C

Poland

26 May '18

4d

30 May '18

30 May '1826 May '18

Vilnius

20°C

Lithuania

22 May '18

4d

26 May '18

26 May '1822 May '18

Riga

17°C

Latvia

19 May '18

3d

22 May '18

22 May '1819 May '18

Tallinn

14°C

Estonia

13 May '18

6d

19 May '18

19 May '1813 May '18

Shrewsbury

17°C

United Kingdom

12 May '18

1d

13 May '18

13 May '1812 May '18

Sutton Benger

United Kingdom

13 Apr '18

29d

12 May '18

12 May '1813 Apr '18

Shrewsbury

13°C

United Kingdom

13 Apr '18

1d

13 Apr '18

13 Apr '1813 Apr '18

London

15°C

United Kingdom

1 Apr '18

12d

13 Apr '18

13 Apr '181 Apr '18

New York City, NY

17°C

United States

29 Mar '18

3d

1 Apr '18

1 Apr '1829 Mar '18

Shrewsbury

12°C

United Kingdom

28 Mar '18

1d

29 Mar '18

29 Mar '1828 Mar '18

Manchester

12°C

United Kingdom

24 Mar '18

4d

28 Mar '18

28 Mar '1824 Mar '18

Shrewsbury

12°C

United Kingdom

21 Mar '18

3d

24 Mar '18

24 Mar '1821 Mar '18

Bath

12°C

United Kingdom

14 Mar '18

7d

21 Mar '18

21 Mar '1814 Mar '18

Shrewsbury

12°C

United Kingdom

11 Mar '18

3d

14 Mar '18

14 Mar '1811 Mar '18

Edinburgh

11°C

United Kingdom

24 Feb '18

15d

11 Mar '18

11 Mar '1824 Feb '18

Shrewsbury

10°C

United Kingdom

23 Feb '18

1d

24 Feb '18

24 Feb '1823 Feb '18

London

10°C

United Kingdom

20 Feb '18

3d

23 Feb '18

23 Feb '1820 Feb '18

Shrewsbury

10°C

United Kingdom

19 Feb '18

1d

20 Feb '18

20 Feb '1819 Feb '18

Hereford

United Kingdom

29 Jan '18

21d

19 Feb '18

19 Feb '1829 Jan '18

Shrewsbury

8°C

United Kingdom

27 Jan '18

2d

29 Jan '18

29 Jan '1827 Jan '18

Hereford

United Kingdom

7 Jan '18

20d

27 Jan '18

27 Jan '187 Jan '18

Shrewsbury

8°C

United Kingdom

6 Jan '18

1d

7 Jan '18

7 Jan '186 Jan '18

Hereford

United Kingdom

2017

21 Dec '17

16d

6 Jan '18

6 Jan '1821 Dec '17

Shrewsbury

8°C

United Kingdom

17 Dec '17

4d

21 Dec '17

21 Dec '1717 Dec '17

Edinburgh

7°C

United Kingdom

2 Dec '17

15d

17 Dec '17

17 Dec '172 Dec '17

Shrewsbury

8°C

United Kingdom

27 Nov '17

4d

1 Dec '17

1 Dec '1727 Nov '17

Havana

28°C

Cuba

25 Nov '17

2d

27 Nov '17

27 Nov '1725 Nov '17

Trinidad

Cuba

23 Nov '17

2d

25 Nov '17

25 Nov '1723 Nov '17

Cienfuegos

Cuba

21 Nov '17

2d

23 Nov '17

23 Nov '1721 Nov '17

Santa Clara

Cuba

18 Nov '17

3d

21 Nov '17

21 Nov '1718 Nov '17

Viñales

Cuba

15 Nov '17

3d

18 Nov '17

18 Nov '1715 Nov '17

Havana

28°C

Cuba

14 Nov '17

1d

15 Nov '17

15 Nov '1714 Nov '17

Cancun

29°C

Mexico

7 Nov '17

7d

14 Nov '17

14 Nov '177 Nov '17

Tulum

29°C

Mexico

6 Nov '17

1d

7 Nov '17

7 Nov '176 Nov '17

Cancun

29°C

Mexico

3 Nov '17

2d

5 Nov '17

5 Nov '173 Nov '17

Orlando, FL

25°C

United States

2 Nov '17

1d

3 Nov '17

3 Nov '172 Nov '17

London

11°C

United Kingdom

30 Oct '17

3d

2 Nov '17

2 Nov '1730 Oct '17

Shrewsbury

15°C

United Kingdom

26 Oct '17

4d

30 Oct '17

30 Oct '1726 Oct '17

Edinburgh

14°C

United Kingdom

23 Oct '17

3d

26 Oct '17

26 Oct '1723 Oct '17

London

16°C

United Kingdom

28 Sep '17

25d

23 Oct '17

23 Oct '1728 Sep '17

Shrewsbury

17°C

United Kingdom

25 Sep '17

3d

28 Sep '17

28 Sep '1725 Sep '17

London

18°C

United Kingdom

14 Sep '17

11d

25 Sep '17

25 Sep '1714 Sep '17

Shrewsbury

17°C

United Kingdom

10 Sep '17

4d

14 Sep '17

14 Sep '1710 Sep '17

London

18°C

United Kingdom

8 Sep '17

2d

10 Sep '17

10 Sep '178 Sep '17

Bristol

18°C

United Kingdom

3 Sep '17

5d

8 Sep '17

8 Sep '173 Sep '17

Bath

18°C

United Kingdom

1 Sep '17

2d

3 Sep '17

3 Sep '171 Sep '17

Gloucestershire

United Kingdom

30 Aug '17

2d

1 Sep '17

1 Sep '1730 Aug '17

London

22°C

United Kingdom

28 Aug '17

2d

30 Aug '17

30 Aug '1728 Aug '17

Shrewsbury

20°C

United Kingdom

27 Aug '17

1d

28 Aug '17

28 Aug '1727 Aug '17

Kendal

United Kingdom

10 Aug '17

17d

27 Aug '17

27 Aug '1710 Aug '17

Shrewsbury

20°C

United Kingdom

7 Aug '17

3d

10 Aug '17

10 Aug '177 Aug '17

London

22°C

United Kingdom

3 Aug '17

4d

7 Aug '17

7 Aug '173 Aug '17

Shrewsbury

20°C

United Kingdom

1 Aug '17

2d

3 Aug '17

3 Aug '171 Aug '17

London

22°C

United Kingdom

27 Jul '17

5d

1 Aug '17

1 Aug '1727 Jul '17

Shrewsbury

22°C

United Kingdom

24 Jul '17

3d

27 Jul '17

27 Jul '1724 Jul '17

London

22°C

United Kingdom

20 Jul '17

4d

24 Jul '17

24 Jul '1720 Jul '17

Shrewsbury

22°C

United Kingdom

17 Jul '17

3d

20 Jul '17

20 Jul '1717 Jul '17

London

22°C

United Kingdom

13 Jul '17

4d

17 Jul '17

17 Jul '1713 Jul '17

Shrewsbury

22°C

United Kingdom

10 Jul '17

3d

13 Jul '17

13 Jul '1710 Jul '17

London

22°C

United Kingdom

6 Jul '17

4d

10 Jul '17

10 Jul '176 Jul '17

Shrewsbury

22°C

United Kingdom

3 Jul '17

3d

6 Jul '17

6 Jul '173 Jul '17

London

22°C

United Kingdom

30 Jun '17

3d

3 Jul '17

3 Jul '1730 Jun '17

Shrewsbury

19°C

United Kingdom

21 Jun '17

9d

30 Jun '17

30 Jun '1721 Jun '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

19 Jun '17

2d

21 Jun '17

21 Jun '1719 Jun '17

London

23°C

United Kingdom

14 Jun '17

5d

19 Jun '17

19 Jun '1714 Jun '17

Madrid

33°C

Spain

14 Jun '17

1d

14 Jun '17

14 Jun '1714 Jun '17

Milan

30°C

Italy

12 Jun '17

2d

14 Jun '17

14 Jun '1712 Jun '17

London

23°C

United Kingdom

8 Jun '17

4d

12 Jun '17

12 Jun '178 Jun '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

4 Jun '17

4d

8 Jun '17

8 Jun '174 Jun '17

Stockholm

18°C

Sweden

1 Jun '17

3d

4 Jun '17

4 Jun '171 Jun '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

31 May '17

1d

1 Jun '17

1 Jun '1731 May '17

London

18°C

United Kingdom

26 May '17

5d

31 May '17

31 May '1726 May '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

22 May '17

4d

26 May '17

26 May '1722 May '17

London

18°C

United Kingdom

20 May '17

2d

22 May '17

22 May '1720 May '17

Manchester

17°C

United Kingdom

18 May '17

2d

20 May '17

20 May '1718 May '17

Hereford

United Kingdom

14 May '17

4d

18 May '17

18 May '1714 May '17

London

18°C

United Kingdom

12 May '17

2d

14 May '17

14 May '1712 May '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

11 May '17

1d

11 May '17

11 May '1711 May '17

Zurich

21°C

Switzerland

30 Apr '17

12d

12 May '17

12 May '1730 Apr '17

London

15°C

United Kingdom

24 Apr '17

6d

30 Apr '17

30 Apr '1724 Apr '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

24 Apr '17

1d

24 Apr '17

24 Apr '1724 Apr '17

Birmingham

13°C

United Kingdom

16 Apr '17

8d

24 Apr '17

24 Apr '1716 Apr '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

14 Apr '17

2d

16 Apr '17

16 Apr '1714 Apr '17

Hereford

United Kingdom

9 Apr '17

5d

14 Apr '17

14 Apr '179 Apr '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

7 Apr '17

2d

9 Apr '17

9 Apr '177 Apr '17

Barnsley

United Kingdom

20 Mar '17

18d

7 Apr '17

7 Apr '1720 Mar '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

19 Mar '17

1d

20 Mar '17

20 Mar '1719 Mar '17

London

14°C

United Kingdom

9 Feb '17

1mo

19 Mar '17

19 Mar '179 Feb '17

Churchstoke

United Kingdom

30 Jan '17

9d

8 Feb '17

8 Feb '1730 Jan '17

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

28 Jan '17

2d

30 Jan '17

30 Jan '1728 Jan '17

Prachuap Khiri Khan

Thailand

26 Jan '17

2d

28 Jan '17

28 Jan '1726 Jan '17

Surat Thani

Thailand

24 Jan '17

2d

26 Jan '17

26 Jan '1724 Jan '17

Ko Tao

30°C

Thailand

17 Jan '17

7d

24 Jan '17

24 Jan '1717 Jan '17

Ko Samui

27°C

Thailand

3 Jan '17

14d

17 Jan '17

17 Jan '173 Jan '17

Ko Lanta

31°C

Thailand

2016

26 Dec '16

8d

3 Jan '17

3 Jan '1726 Dec '16

Ho Chi Minh City

32°C

Vietnam

25 Dec '16

1d

26 Dec '16

26 Dec '1625 Dec '16

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

19 Dec '16

6d

25 Dec '16

25 Dec '1619 Dec '16

Ko Pha Ngan

28°C

Thailand

2 Dec '16

17d

19 Dec '16

19 Dec '162 Dec '16

Chiang Mai

29°C

Thailand

29 Nov '16

3d

2 Dec '16

2 Dec '1629 Nov '16

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

13 May '16

4d

17 May '16

17 May '1613 May '16

Marseille

23°C

France

2015

17 Aug '15

8d

25 Aug '15

25 Aug '1517 Aug '15

Seminyak, Bali

29°C

Indonesia

15 Aug '15

2d

17 Aug '15

17 Aug '1515 Aug '15

Gili Air

31°C

Indonesia

14 Aug '15

1d

15 Aug '15

15 Aug '1514 Aug '15

Lembongan Island

Indonesia

13 Aug '15

1d

14 Aug '15

14 Aug '1513 Aug '15

Sanur, Bali

Indonesia

9 Aug '15

4d

13 Aug '15

13 Aug '159 Aug '15

Ubud, Bali

27°C

Indonesia

21 May '15

3d

24 May '15

24 May '1521 May '15

Edinburgh

16°C

United Kingdom

30 Jan '15

7d

6 Feb '15

6 Feb '1530 Jan '15

Alpendorf

Austria

25 Jan '15

7d

1 Feb '15

1 Feb '1525 Jan '15

Les Gets

France

2014

25 Sep '14

5d

30 Sep '14

30 Sep '1425 Sep '14

Bari

27°C

Italy

17 Jul '14

4d

21 Jul '14

21 Jul '1417 Jul '14

Copenhagen

20°C

Denmark

27 Jun '14

3d

30 Jun '14

30 Jun '1427 Jun '14

Edinburgh

17°C

United Kingdom

30 May '14

6d

5 Jun '14

5 Jun '1430 May '14

Dubai

39°C

United Arab Emirates

24 Apr '14

19d

13 May '14

13 May '1424 Apr '14

Tokyo

19°C

Japan

2013

21 Nov '13

7d

28 Nov '13

28 Nov '1321 Nov '13

Marrakesh

27°C

Morocco

27 Apr '13

2d

29 Apr '13

29 Apr '1327 Apr '13

Utrecht

13°C

Netherlands

25 Apr '13

2d

27 Apr '13

27 Apr '1325 Apr '13

Brussels

13°C

Belgium

2010

1 Jan '10

5mo

1 Jun '10

1 Jun '101 Jan '10

Paris

3°C

France

2004

1 Jan '04

4d

5 Jan '04

5 Jan '041 Jan '04

I

Ireland

2001

1 Jan '01

1d

1 Jan '01

1 Jan '011 Jan '01

G

Gibraltar

1998

1 Jan '98

11mo

1 Dec '98

1 Dec '981 Jan '98

Belfast

8°C

United Kingdom

1996

1 Jan '96

11mo

1 Dec '96

1 Dec '961 Jan '96

Krefeld

Germany

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Average temperature and ratings of the cities you went (and when you were there). Interesting to see if there's progression in the quality of the places you visit. Be sure to add your home country cities too to make this chart accurate.

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This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @nickpellant's trips history to find places people they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels as them also went.

Been living in 3 different centrally located airbnb in Berlin (2018), each between 800 and 900€ per month for 40-45 sqm (we're two, so 400-450€ each). Each time a full flat and not a shared airbnb, legal now since some months (though it was always possible to get a full flat before as well). Internet was always between 15 and 50 mbps. I spend 100€ per week on food, including restaurants (pretty cheap here), check for Turkish market on Maybachufer and Turkish stores in Neukölln (I spend less on food here than in Chiang Mai!). Berlin is such an awesome place to live, very multicultural, very tolerant, many different neighborhoods, quite relaxed feeling, many parks, lakes all around. No need to speak German at all. Come over here, probably one one of the best place on earth ;) (written in Sept 2018)

Nomad-ed here for a month. A totally ok place if you have the budget for it. Coworking spaces are good, 4g everywhere, transportation is effective. Lots of things to do. I was able to find friends. Lots of international people, very few digital nomads. If you're there, consider not renting in the center (as it gets expensive fast) and being creative with places to eat to find cheap options. Be prepared to use cash unless you live in a luxury.

Nothing does a better job of explaining LA’s beautiful diversity and different neighborhoods than the documentary about the late Jonathan Gold, our city’s greatest amabassador and the only food critic to ever win a Pulitzer Prize. It is called, “City of Gold” and if you want to know LA, just watch this film. Trailer link: https://youtu.be/DmKTRDfz1zM

Been there in January. Like Schonbrunn more than the old center of VIENNA. Honestly, I wouldn't go there during the winter, but in the summer will definitely return for a good look upon the stuff over there.

Mostly great weather year round and some of the best food in the world at cheap prices.
Probably the best standard of living for the cost in an international city.
Good but not excellent public transport.
Some questionable reviews being left here by people who possibly never visited,

It's possible to live in Hong Kong on the cheap. You've got to live far out in the New Territories, or on an outlying island. I spent a summer living happily on Lamma Island for ~$500USD/month in rent for one bedroom in a shared flat. Rent is really the only tricky part--everything else is relatively cheap.

Oppressively hot. Actually hard to find Balinesian food. There is a lot of overpriced, average, western, hipster food. People are incredibly kind and the Balinesian food is great when you can find it. The roads are ridiculously crowded while a lot of the restaurants, bars, and clubs were less than 30% full. Kind of sad for local business owners. Surrounding area is beautiful and relatively accessible. Aside from western food & beverage lodging, food and beverage can be very cost effective. Other parts of the island are better for experiencing the Balinesian life, but it is more of a challenge to mix socially with local people here than other places as most people work in service industries or agriculture. It is what it is. In the end, if you like oppressive heat & humidity, western millennial cuisine, crowded roads, and a small beach, this may be your place.

I do not recommend London for nomads. It's very hard to find places to work in London. Cafes don't like people with laptops, there won't be any power outlets and you'll get funny stares from staff. That's because London is expensive, and it's a loss for cafes to have you. Flexible coworking is hard to come by and day passes are very expensive. That makes it practically impossible to work properly in London as a nomad.

Absolutely worth visiting. Kyiv has many wonderful, modern, cheap, interesting restaurants and areas to check out. Some amazing bars and Georgian food. A major city but still slowly becoming more English-speaking and international. Some great Airbnbs and some really hilariously bad ones. A city with many facets.

Bangkok has some of the best private hospitals in the world. Which is interesting if you're in Asia a lot and you want medical care better than you can get in your home country.
Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok is ranked #7 in the world. I did an executive health checkup there and it was great. Prices range from $250 to $750 depending on how many checks you want. You can get blood count, X Ray, ultrasound, hormone check, etc.
They also have most other medical disciplines. I also got vaccinations renewed. The hospital is private so it's so much better than the overloaded public healthcare systems of Europe, Canada and UK where everyone tries to avoid helping you, is overworked and angry. In Bangkok they're super nice and helpful and you can make appointments straight with a specialist. Not blocked by a GP like in your home country.

Not a very "freelance/artist" friendly city.
The look of someone working inside a coffeeshop is still unusual and unappreciated.
Extremely not accessible and not disable friendly (Metro, bus, building, coffeeshops and restaurants...)

I do not recommend London for nomads. It's very hard to find places to work in London. Cafes don't like people with laptops, there won't be any power outlets and you'll get funny stares from staff. That's because London is expensive, and it's a loss for cafes to have you. Flexible coworking is hard to come by and day passes are very expensive. That makes it practically impossible to work properly in London as a nomad.

Absolutely worth visiting. Kyiv has many wonderful, modern, cheap, interesting restaurants and areas to check out. Some amazing bars and Georgian food. A major city but still slowly becoming more English-speaking and international. Some great Airbnbs and some really hilariously bad ones. A city with many facets.

Really fun city. I think the easiest big city in Asia for westerners to feel comfortable in. People are generally pretty friendly on a superficial level, quick to smile, laugh, and help. Unfortunately, becoming real friends with Japanese is much more difficult and most cannot speak English. Store staff are mechanically polite like robots, which is better than rude, but also a bit weird. A bit pricey and gets more expensive after a year of residence (after you get taxed based on previous year's salary, same for health insurance fees). You can drink in public at any time, though it's not really a drinker city like some European cities are known for. Clubs and music events are expensive unfortunately, though quite a few options. Great public transport system, can just be a bit confusing with all of the different names. The street layout is completely chaotic, which can be fun but also disorienting. You will often have no idea which direction you are facing, like you are in a giant maze. You can find most major international food options but not in great numbers. Obviously, Japanese food is everywhere though. It's technically on the water, though odds are you will live more inland. Still, you can reach the bay within an hour or so and an actual beach further south in Kanagawa within 90min. Japan itself has a lot of cool things to check out as well. Best time of year are spring (cherry blossoms) and fall (cooler, leaves changing cooler), though there are a series of summer festivals that start in August that are incredible (people dress in traditional clothes, food vendors all over, tons of fireworks, etc.) and they have a lot of Christmas lights and displays in December. Dating for men is not bad, just don't come expecting every woman wants you. As mentioned before, most cannot speak English and they're somewhat conservative overall, not big on casual sex. You may have an advantage in the dating pool if you're not an English teacher, since most western foreign guys there are and that job is known for not paying that well, and definitely do if you can speak Japanese near fluently. Some negatives besides those already mentioned: it's really humid and mold develops quickly, there are A LOT of crows that creeped me out and cicadas that are VERY noisy in the summer, finding the right specialist doctor that also speaks English can be tricky, the friends you make from other countries come and go constantly, a lot of guys with issues come here (socially awkward, major womanizers, right wing nuts, escaping something from their home country, stereotypical anime fanatics, etc.), Japanese men are not anywhere near as friendly as the women are and are more likely to be xenophobic (pretty much like every other country), living space is really small for the price, vegetable selection is pretty limited and expensive, a lot of food products contain soy, subways get really overcrowded during rush hour, popular areas get really overcrowded on weekends, it's not that English friendly especially dealing with contracts and anything government related (there is a free foreigner help service that can help you via phone and usually whatever government stuff you're dealing with will have at least one person on hand who understands English and can help you).